Course code: #BCMH
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The Honours Bachelor of Community Mental Health (BCMH) degree offers students a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to studying mental health and addictions.
Students will learn about the social determinants of health, social justice and biopsychosocial frameworks to gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in delivering community-based mental health and addictions services.
The program’s focus on recovery-oriented mental health equips students with essential skills to analyze how services benefit individuals, families and communities.
Students at Seneca College will explore a range of topics and evidence-based practices related to mental health and addictions, including:
Therapeutic approaches, trauma-informed practices, communication and counselling techniques and social determinants of health to promote healthy communities.
The Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation accredits the BCMH program. This gold standard certification allows graduates to become Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellors.
Throughout this program, you will develop the following skills:
This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format, with some courses available in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online, and some must be completed in person.
For courses offered in a flexible delivery format, professors use innovative learning spaces and technology to teach students in a classroom or lab and broadcast in real-time to students attending remotely.
$27,657
Cost of living | 1 person | $9,144 |
Accommodation | 1 bed room | $8,650 |
Tuition | 1 person | $19,007 |
Duolingo: Minimum score 115 to 120
As an international student, you have the option of learning English at Seneca's English Language Institute (ELI) before starting your professional program.
There are eight (8) levels in the ELI that are seven (7) weeks in length each. There are six (6) start dates per year: January, March, May, July, September and November.
If you apply to a professional program and you do not meet Seneca’s English requirements, you may receive an Offer of Admission to your program that is conditional upon completion of the English Language Institute.
The college will use your English test score to place you in the most appropriate ELI level. If you do not have an English score, you will take a placement test when you arrive on campus.
ELI Level | Duolingo | TOEIC | IELTS Academic | TOEFL iBT | Cambridge | EIKEN Grade | PTE Academic |
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Level 1 | 10 - 25 | 10 - 225 | 2.0 (all bands 2.0) | 0 - 12 | <142 | 4 - 5 (419) | 10 - 20 |
Level 2 | 30 - 40 | 230 - 295 | 2.5 (all bands 2.5) | 13 - 19 | <142 | 3 (1456) | 21 - 25 |
Level 3 | 45 - 50 | 300 - 395 | 3.0 (all bands 3.0) | 20 - 29 (S/W 8) | <142 | Pre-2 (1728) | 26 - 30 |
Level 4 | 55 - 60 | 400 - 495 | 3.5 (all bands 3.5) | 30 - 39 (S/W 10) | <142 | Pre-2 (1854) | 31 - 35 |
Level 5 | 65 - 70 | 500 - 570 | 4.0 (all bands 4.0) | 40 - 49 (S/W 12) | 142 - 146 | 2 (1980) | 36 - 40 |
Level 6 | 75 - 80 | 575 - 645 | 4.5 (all bands 4.5) | 50 - 59 (S/W 14) | 147 - 153 | 2 (2141) | 41 - 45 |
Level 7 | 85 - 90 | 650 - 720 | 5.0 (all bands 5.0) | 60 - 69 (S/W 16) | 154 - 161 | Pre-1 (2304) | 46 - 50 |
Level 8 | 95 - 100 | 725 and above | 5.5 (all bands 5.5) | 70 - 79 (S/W 18) | 162 - 168 | Pre-1 (2467) | 51 - 57 |
Levels 6, 7 and 8: ELI plus Seneca subjects. Earn up to four Seneca credits while in the ELI. |
Fee items | Fees per Session (7 weeks / 1 level) | Fees per Semester (14 weeks / 2 levels) |
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Tuition | $3,269.25 | $6,538.50 |
After finishing Level 8, You will receive a Certificate of Standing from the ELI and you will be automatically registered in your program at Seneca. You will not have to take another English test.
Mature applicants applying to degree programs must be 19 years old by the first day of scheduled classes and have been away from high school for at least two years.
Mature applicants must meet all program-specific prerequisite courses. Pre-admission testing is not permitted to meet degree program prerequisites.
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